Thursday, May 28, 2015

UK: Police need help proving that rally against Jews is indeed antisemitic

A north London police chief has called on the Jewish community to provide evidence that a planned extremist rally in Golders Green will be antisemitic so he can stop it.

Barnet borough commander Adrian Usher said that if it could be proved that the rally was “motivated by antisemitism, then that is clearly against the law and we will take robust action.”

He was responding to calls from the community that the rally, promoted by far-right group New Dawn as an attack on “Jewish privilege”, should be banned. It is due to take place on July 4, a Shabbat . more